Davisodden

{{Short description|River delta fed by several glaciers named after Geomorphologists William Morris Davis}} {{Use dmy dates |date=October 2023}} {{Infobox landform | name = Davisodden | other_name = | type = Cape | image = | photo_size = | caption = | elevation_m = | prominence_m = | range = | parent_peak = | location = Nathorst Land, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway | pushpin_map = Svalbard#Arctic | pushpin_map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_label = Davisodden | pushpin_label_position = right | coordinates = {{coord|77.576|15.702|type:landmark_region:SJ_dim:10000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | topo = | age = | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | listing = }} '''Davisodden''' is a headland in Nathorst Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after American geomorphologist William Morris Davis. The headland is located at the northern side of Van Keulenfjorden, and is a river delta made by the river flowing through Davisdalen.<ref name=Davisodden>{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Davisodden |title=Davisodden (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> Davisdalen extends from the mountain ridge of Mjellegga down to Davisodden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Davisdalen |title=Davisdalen (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref> Its river is fed from several glaciers, including Martinbreen and Charpentierbreen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Martinbreen |title=Martinbreen (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://placenames.npolar.no/stadnamn/Charpentierbreen |title=Charpentierbreen (Svalbard) |publisher=Norwegian Polar Institute |accessdate=25 February 2015}}</ref>

==Former name== The headland was formerly called Kapp Dunér, and was renamed to avoid confusion with Kapp Dunér at the island of Bjørnøya.<ref name=Davisodden/>

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Category:Headlands of Spitsbergen